Chapter 24 Occasional warmth
Salotta is not stupid, and it is not a mistake to say that he is a dragon and is a good person. He neither regards himself very high nor wants to be treated as fertilizer.
Out of his passion for a comfortable life and a strong instinct to survive, the legendary dragon wanted to immediately end up sending a letter "Little Bastard" that made him unhappy, and then destroyed the message that he had in his unknown bloodline, pretending not to know, not knowing, and never saw it.
But he can't.
After years of study, he has been skilled in casting techniques as skilled as eating and drinking water, which gave him the ability to see through the appearance of things. The content of the "blood contract" clearly pointed out in this letter, the spell's spiritual senses told Salotta that this was not an illusory threat and intimidation, but an established fact of objective existence.
"I'm afraid that most of the blood relatives of the ancestors before migrating from other planes to this world had to make a decision to compromise with the dragon queen under the pressure of survival," Salotta analyzed rationally. Although he had enough respect for the evil dragon god, the long-term years of the Ashes World without the belief in gods in the Ashes World have made the old dragon born from this plane not as devoutly believe in gods as the natives of this world: "The content of this contract is very similar to the style of Batto's Nine Prisons, and even has a hint of the contract of the River Styx [1]. If you violate it, I'm afraid that the entire dragon nest will encounter unexpected dangers under my bloodline..."
"I can only go to that ghost place to risk my life..."
According to the requirements of the recruitment order, Salotta, who has become a legendary level, needs to lead his legion to the first floor of Batto, Aphonas, to obey the dragon god, and he himself needs to serve under his command, waiting for the dispatch for 100 years, and other adult blue dragons have to stay for twenty years. As for the young dragons, they only need to endure for one to two years before they can fulfill their promise to return to the dragon's nest.
But that was the forefront of Aphras, the bloody battle. The power of Salotta far exceeds ordinary legends is not worth mentioning. Powers as powerful as demigods and even gods may be obscured from time to time. Lao Long responded with the greatest pessimistic guess about the chance that several tribesmen would come back after the war.
Thinking of this, looking at the evil dragon's last generation who was struggling hard in the "force field cage" while sneering coldly at the old dragon who had watched the recruitment order, Salota's malice became even more serious.
"Old dragon! Do you have the courage to face the anger of the great five dragon gods, or do you have the courage to face the curse brought by violating the bloodline contract? Hahaha..."
The legendary Blue Dragon, who was so angry that he was so angry that he was towards the courage of this arrogant messenger that his ferocious face suddenly calmed down. Then he cast a spell to turn himself into a half-dragon man of the same height as the last generation of the evil dragon. He approached the force field cage and said in an unhurried tone: "I have to say that I don't have that strength. Out of respect for the great dragon queen, I must abide by this contract and go to fight for her."
The fingers were hooked, and the unique secret seal of the old dragon was imprinted on the conscript order, which was a sign of fulfilling the contract. With the conclusion of the contract, the ancient dragon scales carrying the conscript of Salotta to Batto's will suddenly shattered and turned into subtle ashes, floating from the legendary dragon palm that turned into a half-dragon man form.
"The last question, are you considered strong in your tribe? Are you qualified to serve the Dragon Queen in person and listen to his orders?"
The strange question of Salotta's no cause made the Evil Dragon Messenger a little confused, but he still answered arrogantly: "I am naturally a powerful warrior. The ranking of combat power in the clan is close to the dozen ancestors who were originally created, but I have not yet received the glory of meeting the great dragon queen. Wait for a few more..."
Before the evil dragon's last generation finished speaking, the old dragon with a look of expression was revealed. The half-dragon man's face, which was similar to the real dragon, even squeezed out a smile-like expression: "So goodbye." A large cleavage technique that had been prepared had been directly penetrated into a cage of the force field, bombarding the evil dragon's last generation, without wailing or flesh and blood. A legendary warrior who had just lived was directly cracked into tiny dust.
"God Slayer, huh, is there really such a weak god killed for you? The ignorant and stupid weak creature has defiled a little blood inheritance from the true dragon."
If you are so weak, you can be called a strong person in the clan. Then the overall strength of this clan can be imagined; without the direct favor of the dragon queen, then it will be a slaughter if you kill him. Salotta knew that the god of the evil dragon is the mother of the five-colored dragon, not the mother of the last descendant of the evil dragon.
After dealing with this guy who upsets him, Salota was in a better mood. He hasn't cast a spell for a long time, and he didn't seem to be unfamiliar with the practice just now. He would feel more at ease when he went to a dangerous place like a bloody battle battlefield.
"Hey, little guy, what are you doing hiding there? Is there any problem with your hunting?" Without re-transforming into a real dragon form, Salotta stretched out the body of the half-dragon man, as if trying to adapt to this form. He had long discovered Ques who came to the Dragon Heart Hall.
The young dragon walked in from behind the huge door post at the door of the Dragon Heart Hall. Even though it was developing abnormally, his true dragon body was no less than an ordinary young blue dragon. But he was still not much taller than a legendary dragon in the form of a half-dragon man. "What kind of magic is the old dragon? It's not a half-dragon man or a half-giant man..."
He was thinking about some irrelevant boring questions, but the superficial respect was still necessary. After entering the Dragon Heart Hall, Questefetan lowered his civilized "giant skull" to pay tribute to Salotta.
"Dear Lord of the Dragon Nest, my instructor, Lord of Thunder, Salotta," Fortunately, the frequency of many syllables in the dragon's language can represent different meanings, making this long list of honorifics not too redundant: "This is my 26th time to complete the hunting mission in the Dragon Nest Territory, and submit a detailed report on this mission to you."
As he said that, Blue Dragon Ques stood up and cast a spell to show his secret mark. Salotta could use the power of magic to quickly browse the report content in this secret mark with the rules set in advance.
Seeing his fellow tribe who brought back the dragon eggs to hatch after his last trip to explore, Salota felt a little close.
The direct descendants who are closest to their bloodlines have left the dragon's nest because they are unable to challenge the position of the Lord of their nest and have no hope of promotion. They even leave this world to explore their legendary paths and establish their own population nests. I am afraid that in the future, unless they launch a dragon covenant when they encounter unexpected or are unable to fight alone, they may not be able to meet again in this life.
Although the dragon's life is long, and creatures that have experienced a long time will gradually fade away from family affection, he is still an extremely old dragon after all. He has not experienced the life time counted for ten thousand years like the ancient dragon, and naturally he will not have such a calm mind.
The young dragons who stayed in the nest, even the oldest adult dragon, were their bloodlines after several generations. In addition to the particularly "sturdy" dragon in front of him, he was brought back to the dragon's nest and hatched from the eggs by Salotta.
In terms of emotions, compared to the older "rebellious sons" who were determined to defeat their father and become the lord of the nest, this young person, although he grew up at an astonishing rate, he probably would not threaten his position in the next thousand years. Such a Ques is very popular with Salotta.
After simply checking the information in the Secret Seal, he learned that his tribute caravan was attacked and other huge beasts capable of threatening the Dragon Nest's family were hunted. Salota waved his hand to dispel the Secret Seal and stared at Quis with a vague look. He knew that this little guy was hiding something, including the situation where he found the copper mine vein before and secretly occupied it and swallowed it, but he understood that this was the nature of the blue dragon. He secretly accumulated all his strength and worked hard to become stronger. Didn't he grow up like this before?
However, it's different now. Although he is just a young dragon but has the strength of a peak young dragon, Ques must follow him and lead his powerful relatives to fight in Affonas. Maybe he will encounter more of his own opportunities, but he is more likely to die if he encounters misfortune. Thinking that this little dragon is as obsessed with magnificent magic as he was when he was young, and also has a strong talent, Salotta felt that he should teach him something before the expedition to Bato.
Waving his hand, a huge spell book came from the platform where the old dragon often lie down and rested. Even if the half-dragon man turned into by Salotta had a giant figure, the book was too big. The cover of the spell book was made of the dragon skin of Salotta who killed a dragon that offended him after adulthood. The scales as small and dense as fish scales emitted an iridescent light.
Opening his spell book, Lao Long found the corresponding page, gently spreading the introduction content of the spell, casting tips and even the super magic specialty he was used to using completely copied spells onto a new scroll. After completing these, he carefully closed the book, waved his hand and threw the spell book at the platform where he rested, and handed the scroll with complex spell knowledge to the little dragon in front of him.
"Little Dragon, your patrol is doing well. This is a reward for you. The Nine-ring spell magic Duncan cleavage is also called the Great cleavage. This is a powerful spell invented by a genius and powerful human spellcaster in another world. However, I think you should have the ability to comprehend its mystery with your wisdom and ability as a blue dragon..."
ps: [Note 1]: The Styx contract is a type of high-level contract in the DND series. It is higher than the contract level signed by ordinary devils. Gods or creatures with powerful power as gods will use this contract to make vows. The price of violating the contract is unbearable for ordinary weak gods.
Chapter completed!